Random part of the day: Brick 1X2X1 2/3, W/ 8 Knobs, No. 1

@PurpleDave said:
"You can probably establish a generational line by how quickly people recognized that symbol."

Sure, but there of course will be anomalies for people whose parents told them about it enough, or had an Atari shirt, or anything like that.

Ah yes, the Atari brick.

Have you played Atari/Lego today?

What would you use it for????? It still has to get a reward for its looks ????????????????

I've got a sudden urge to play "Gauntlet"...actually, I got sudden urge to BUILD "Gauntlet" :D

Space eievator!

Only comes in one set. Pfft. Useless, specialised printed piece.

Always interesting to see parts that have only ever been in one set make RPoyD.

@mkrey: After reading your comment, I went over and played with mine, so now I have!

@EliteEli45: Finding another use for it that actually made use of the print could be something of a pain in the Asteroids. Or it could be a real Adventure! (Can't think of a Centipede joke that wouldn't sound forced...)

Turn it sideways and it sure looks like the Purdue Engineering Fountain (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_Fountain) to me!

@mkrey said:
"Have you played Atari/Lego today?"

No. And technically, nobody in the US has yet either (I’m looking at you, @TheOtherMike). RPotD, like all Random articles, posts for tomorrow in the US. It won’t be April 16 here for ten minutes in Eastern time zone, and up to five hours later for other parts of the country.

@tne328 said:
"Turn it sideways and it sure looks like the Purdue Engineering Fountain (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_Fountain) to me! "

It _is_ sideways. That would be right-side-up. The brick must be rotated 90° clockwise when used in the model.

Mount Fuji!

@PurpleDave said:
"You can probably establish a generational line by how quickly people recognized that symbol."

Don't worry Gen-Z, I got y'all. I immediately recognized that as the Atari logo.

I don't understand this set (this piece comes from). If you're a fan of old consoles you probably want to display - and maybe even play - the real thing. And if you're not a fan you probably wouldn't be interested in this set anyway.

8 knobs? Looks like it’s anti-studs on the bottom so sure that’s only 6, 2 on each remaining side?

From my most eagerly anticipated set of 2022! And it sits proudly alongside my real Atari VCS.

@Blondie_Wan and @StyleCounselor: Of course, the fun of a display-oriented Lego set isn't just in the displaying, it's in the building! Especially with replicas of real-world objects like 10306, 71374, and the like, where seeing how the designer got the shapes is half the fun.

I didn't think printed pieces were eligible for rpotd.

While I have to admit, I was too young to be nostalgic for the Atari 2600, I can absolutely see the attraction of a printed brick with that iconic logo.
Myself, I'm a Commodore 64 guy through and through.

@Arnoldos said:
"I don't understand this set (this piece comes from). If you're a fan of old consoles you probably want to display - and maybe even play - the real thing. And if you're not a fan you probably wouldn't be interested in this set anyway."

That's very similar to my thoughts on the Optimus Prime set - as a huge Transformer fan, I'd much rather display and play with a real Optimus Prime, which would cost less and look much better (I really don't like the look of the Lego version). I can appreciate that many people have been clamoring for years for a Lego-built Transformer, and maybe I'd like the official one more if I had the disposable income for it, but it just doesn't do anything for me.

@Blondie_Wan said:
" @Arnoldos said:
"I don't understand this set (this piece comes from). If you're a fan of old consoles you probably want to display - and maybe even play - the real thing. And if you're not a fan you probably wouldn't be interested in this set anyway."

As a fan of old consoles, who actually had an Atari VCS as his first console, I can confidently assure you some of us - perhaps not all, but definitely some - absolutely do appreciate having a LEGO one.
"

My Dad bought his Atari 2600 with his career / job's first paycheck back in the early '80's. (from what I've been told) Much like his unbuilt Lego version, it now sits in a box in the basement... but he sure was impressed when it was released!

Oh! Atari. I was thinking Star Tours for some reason.

Absolutely essential for your 'Blade Runner' microscale-MOCs.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @Blondie_Wan said:
" @Arnoldos said:
"I don't understand this set (this piece comes from). If you're a fan of old consoles you probably want to display - and maybe even play - the real thing. And if you're not a fan you probably wouldn't be interested in this set anyway."

As a fan of old consoles, who actually had an Atari VCS as his first console, I can confidently assure you some of us - perhaps not all, but definitely some - absolutely do appreciate having a LEGO one.
"

My Dad bought his Atari 2600 with his career / job's first paycheck back in the early '80's. (from what I've been told) Much like his unbuilt Lego version, it now sits in a box in the basement... but he sure was impressed when it was released!"

I actually haven’t built my own LEGO one yet, though I do have the set and am looking forward to it (like the rest of my backlog of sealed sets).

Seeing this as RPotD was therefore quite revelatory; I obviously knew the set has this printed element, but I hadn’t realized the brick had all these studs going everywhere like that. I was thinking it was just a 1x2x2 or something. Am I correct in now thinking this is a totally new mold that hasn’t appeared before this set, even without the Atari logo print?

@Blondie_Wan said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
" @Blondie_Wan said:
" @Arnoldos said:
"I don't understand this set (this piece comes from). If you're a fan of old consoles you probably want to display - and maybe even play - the real thing. And if you're not a fan you probably wouldn't be interested in this set anyway."

As a fan of old consoles, who actually had an Atari VCS as his first console, I can confidently assure you some of us - perhaps not all, but definitely some - absolutely do appreciate having a LEGO one.
"

My Dad bought his Atari 2600 with his career / job's first paycheck back in the early '80's. (from what I've been told) Much like his unbuilt Lego version, it now sits in a box in the basement... but he sure was impressed when it was released!"

I actually haven’t built my own LEGO one yet, though I do have the set and am looking forward to it (like the rest of my backlog of sealed sets).

Seeing this as RPotD was therefore quite revelatory; I obviously knew the set has this printed element, but I hadn’t realized the brick had all these studs going everywhere like that. I was thinking it was just a 1x2x2 or something. Am I correct in now thinking this is a totally new mold that hasn’t appeared before this set, even without the Atari logo print? "

Not so. This mold was introduced earlier for the Super Mario sets where unprinted a pair of them form the "core" of many enemies like Goombas or Fuzzies. It's an amazing SNOT brick (unseen in this picture of the printed one are the four studs on the back of the brick).

My only regret was that the Lego version didn't include Space Invaders as one of the carts, as that really kick started sales of the console in 1980!

@PurpleDave said:
" @mkrey said:
"Have you played Atari/Lego today?"

No. And technically, nobody in the US has yet either (I’m looking at you, @TheOtherMike). RPotD, like all Random articles, posts for tomorrow in the US. It won’t be April 16 here for ten minutes in Eastern time zone, and up to five hours later for other parts of the country."

I played with mine on the same day I first saw this as the RPotD. What time zone it was posted from has no real bearing on that.